Wool

Wednesday, September 16, 2015

How have wool market discounts changed over time?

By Andrew Woods |
Source: WI, CSIRO, AWEX

Cardings and crossbred prices lead the world of US dollar apparel fibre prices by 40-60 percentile points. Combing merino prices, man made fibres, cotton and even cashmere are all trading at the 20th percentile or lower, after trending downwards since 2011. The strength in cardings has been building, This article takes a look at the trends in discounts for low strength, pieces and short staple wool during the past 20 years.

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